Abstract
This paper presents mesophilic anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW), biowaste (BW), sewage sludge (SS), and co-digestion of BW and SS. Average methane yields of 386 ± 54, 385 ± 82, 198 ± 14, and 318 ± 59 L CH4/kg volatile solids (VS) were obtained for OFMSW, BW, SS, and co-digestion of BW and SS respectively in reactor experiment with organic loading rate (OLR) of 1 and 2 kg VS / m3 d. Average methane yield of SS was increased by 61% as a result of co-digestion with BW.
Methane potentials of 603, 534, and 369 L CH4/kg VS were obtained for BW, OFMSW and SS respectively in batch experiments at 35 °C. Methane potential of source-separated BW was 12% higher than methane yield observed for mechanically treated OFMSW, which can be interpreted as a positive effect of source-separation on methane potential.
Methane potentials of 603, 534, and 369 L CH4/kg VS were obtained for BW, OFMSW and SS respectively in batch experiments at 35 °C. Methane potential of source-separated BW was 12% higher than methane yield observed for mechanically treated OFMSW, which can be interpreted as a positive effect of source-separation on methane potential.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings Sardinia 2015 : Fifteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium |
| Editors | S. Margherita di Pula |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Place of Publication | Cagliari, Italy |
| Publisher | CISA Publisher |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | Sardinia 2015 - 15th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium - Cagliari, Italy Duration: 5 Oct 2015 → 9 Oct 2015 Conference number: 15 |
Conference
| Conference | Sardinia 2015 - 15th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium |
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| Number | 15 |
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Cagliari |
| Period | 05/10/2015 → 09/10/2015 |
